Bauhaus

1919–1933

The Bauhaus was a school that redefined modern design and architecture. It emphasized function, simplicity, and the integration of art with industry. Decorative excess was rejected in favor of clean forms. Bauhaus ideas shaped modern architecture worldwide.

Folding armchair model no. B4

Marcel Breuer

1927

A light tubular-steel chair that folds flat, expressing Bauhaus function and modern materials.

Composition-assemblage-photogram

Laszlo Moholy Nagy

1926

Light, transparency, and abstract forms created without a camera, celebrating new media experiments.

Fish Magic

Paul Klee

1925

Dreamlike fish, stars, and symbols float in a dark field, part play, part mystery.

Bauhaus exhibition poster

Joost Schmidt

1923

Bold geometry, type, and asymmetry announce the Bauhaus ideal of unified art and design.